Strategic Tech Program Manager — Cross-Functional Delivery

CITY OF PITTSBURG; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 73,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Pittsburgh seeks a Technical Project Manager to coordinate and deliver complex IT initiatives that modernize citywide services. You will work across enterprise apps, cloud, cybersecurity, GIS, and integrations, aligning stakeholder requirements with technical delivery and governance processes.

The role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and the ability to lead through influence in a matrixed environment, guiding projects from discovery through implementation and operational

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-time experience in project management with IT-related initiatives.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in IT/CS/IS/Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering, Public Administration or related field. PMP/CSM/Agile/ITIL certifications preferred.
• Equivalency allows substitution of years of experience and education to reach a total of 7 years.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent technology projects from initiation through deployment and stabilization.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, communications, and governance documents.
• Facilitate discovery sessions, requirements gathering, and technical reviews.
• Translate business needs into clear project scopes, requirements, success measures, and implementation plans.
• Coordinate system implementations including enterprise software, cloud, cybersecurity, GIS, web apps, and integrations.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, infrastructure teams, GIS staff, cybersecurity, analysts, and vendors.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, change requests, and track decisions and ownership.
• Plan testing, UAT, deployment strategies, and production cutovers.
• Support procurement tasks, vendor evaluation, and contract coordination.
• Monitor vendor performance against SLAs and produce status dashboards.
• Ensure compliance with city policies, cybersecurity, procurement, accessibility, and governance.
• Document requirements, decisions, risks, and lessons learned for continuous improvement.
• Identify barriers, clarify ownership, and escalate delays when needed.
• Participate in departmental initiatives and shared Innovation & Performance goals.

Skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in IT/CS/IS/Eng

Job description

City of Pittsburgh seeks a Technical Project Manager to coordinate and deliver complex IT initiatives that modernize citywide services. You will work across enterprise apps, cloud, cybersecurity, GIS, and integrations, aligning stakeholder requirements with technical delivery and governance processes.

The role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and the ability to lead through influence in a matrixed environment, guiding projects from discovery through implementation and operational